THIRD TEST

Hokitika Guardian, 20 July 1932, Page 3

THIRD TEST

AUSTRALIAN TEAM. Tlie replacement of Lawton as captain in -the Australian team is not as surprising as it might ; seem at first glance, as there was originally considerable doubt as to his selection on account of his age H-e. is now well on in the thirties. . His poor showing in Saturday’s match probably influenced the selectors to giv-e control of the team to Malcolm whol'ha’s' nearly as > | - J. i ; J much experience as Lawton.

The übiquitious. St-eggall now goes to centre three-quarter, showing the se-lectom’ confidence-'in the young and versatile player. Only' twenty-two, lie can play with, credit in any back position and has already inet the New, Zealanders oni" this tod?' as full-back and wing three-quarter.’ ’Cowper, the brilliant young Victorian who has played in Loth tests,- is'the other centre, and the wings are "taken by Lindsay, Queensland’s ydiiifg ' crack, who now winsytist iiondurs',' and Hemingway, a. New South -Wares veteran, who ,’has felt the scrum in the past*"'years. |"Tlns is his first game of George .'Sturt-, ridge, of Lawton,. after playing centre ,_in both the tests, and Malcolm, in his fisual position, at complete the back division. . In thjfe forwards, Dunlop, who made bis reputation when ’phiying for Victoria against New South Wales,. re-p’ac-es Max White in the- bac-k rjpu ;t with Palfreyman, who replaces Clark. In- both cases it is their first appear-; ance against the. All Blacks on this;; tour. Palfreyman represented Austrn-,, lia against the English, team two years,. ago and against New Zealand in the, last tour. The hookers are apparently, not changed. . . . ‘ ~